A/N: Thanks for the review again, Togemon! You're the only one who
reviews this (besides my loving fifter, but she doesn't count), and I'm so
glad you enjoy this story! I think this chapter may clear up a few
things... I'm trying to make Percy as him-like as possible, so bear with
me! This is really hard. :) :) :) :)
Monica walked a few paces in front of Percy as they walked away from E block. He had insisted on it, as strange as it may sound. But once they were a distance away from any person who might be moseying around after dark, Monica stopped.
"So?" she said, turning to face Percy.
"So, what?" he asked.
"I thought we were okay," Monica sighed.
"What?"
"Will you stop answering me in questions? I'm saying it like I mean it! How simple can it be? I wanted to talk to you. You throw me off. Then you want to talk, and you have nothing to talk about. Don't you have anything to say about last night?" she glared at him sternly.
"No..." Percy trailed off. "Why would I have anything to say about that?"
"After last night, I thought we were OKAY," she repeated, emphasizing the word a little, trying to make him understand. "And then you act as if... you know... we never..." she shifted from one foot to the other. "WELL?"
"Well...?"
"Percy! What did it MEAN!? Why did you... if you don't... but did you?"
"Now you're not making any sense," he said.
"No, YOU'RE not making any sense! I didn't have control over you, when you... Argh, all I'm trying to say is; what were you THINKING?" Monica looked up to find the sky covered in heavy clouds. It was trying to rain.
"What was I thinking? Well, it seemed like a good idea at the time, if THAT'S what you're talking about..." Percy replied.
"What - you can't like me in front of people? Is that it? Afraid they're going to say something? Too good for me, Percy?" Monica's eyes flashed.
"I TOLD you not to find me at work!" Percy growled. "I'm on duty when you're OFF, you know! I don't have the time!"
"Yes, I think I get it," Monica said, gasping in mock realization, nodding as if she hadn't heard him at all. "You can only kiss me when there's no 'guys' around! You won't take a hint when I'm trying to get your attention around anybody! You don't want our lil' secret to get out? Too MANLY for that, hm?"
"Monic-"
"Oh, don't you EVEN start!" she raged.
"Will you calm down!" Percy demanded harshly.
"Not until you tell me what you were thinking!" she demanded back, poisonously. Her voice lowered to barely more than a whisper. "Was that the only five minutes you'll ever give me? Oh, but it can't be. I saw you smiling when I got close, back there. I've told plenty of times what I feel. Now it's your turn. And be truthful."
Percy looked liked he was trying to find the right words. "I..." he began, but stopped there, deciding to start over again. "Really, I didn't think you'd want me to... um..." he let out his breath. "I don't know WHAT I was doing," he answered, "I've never done that before."
"No doubt," Monica muttered, rolling her eyes.
"I mean... not just the fact that it was unexpected, but the fact that I've never even thought of something like that... at least not realistically..."
Monica raised here eyebrows.
"You know what I mean; like actresses compared to your every-day normal lady-on-the-street."
"Of course; realistically, there aren't any ladies-off-the-street with your high requirements. For such a difficult person to put up with as you, Percy, I think there's only one in a billion in the world who would EVER try to take a chance with YOU," Monica said sharply.
"I guess so," he muttered under his breath.
"Then is what I ever felt for you, stupid? Should I just leave you to become a hermit for the rest of your life? Because I'm sure as anything you're not going to find someone else if you keep acting the way you are!" Monica began to raise her voice again.
"I don't hate you, all right? I don't. Is that good enough for you?" Percy grumbled quickly.
"Are you kidding?" Monica asked, monotone. "You're going to have to do better than that."
"I..."
"Is it SO hard for you!?"
"I'm getting to it, okay? It's on the tip of my tongue!"
"Well you better hurry up and spit it out!"
"Just-"
"NO."
Percy mumbled something to his shoes.
"What was that?" Monica asked, almost enjoying herself. "Speak up!"
"Fine - fine! I love you, all right? I admit it!" Percy said sufferingly. "Maybe I haven't forever, and maybe not just until I saw you again for the first time since high school those few weeks ago! I don't know! I've thought about it, but it just makes me frustrated! I think; what if she's just playing around? I'm joking myself! But, no! You never leave me alone, and you never did, and I only realized about three seconds ago that I DIDN'T want you to leave me alone! Because it's partly MY fault that I can't get you outta my head! Are you happy now?"
Monica beamed.
* * * * * * * * * *
"He says, "Fine - fine! I love you, all right? I admit it!" Brutal murmured, squinting to see in the dark from the window. He turned and grinned towards the other guards.
"AHA!" Dean cried, holding out his hand to Paul. "Pay up!"
* * * * * * * * * *
"You knew all along," Percy gasped. "You just wanted me to say something!"
"I guess I did," Monica answered thoughtfully. "Say it again, and I'll give you a treat."
A/N: YAY! YAY PERCY! YAY MONICA! NOW, Togemon, NOW I think they're hooked up... I'm still not sure, yet - we'll have to wait and find out! :) :) :) :)
Monica walked a few paces in front of Percy as they walked away from E block. He had insisted on it, as strange as it may sound. But once they were a distance away from any person who might be moseying around after dark, Monica stopped.
"So?" she said, turning to face Percy.
"So, what?" he asked.
"I thought we were okay," Monica sighed.
"What?"
"Will you stop answering me in questions? I'm saying it like I mean it! How simple can it be? I wanted to talk to you. You throw me off. Then you want to talk, and you have nothing to talk about. Don't you have anything to say about last night?" she glared at him sternly.
"No..." Percy trailed off. "Why would I have anything to say about that?"
"After last night, I thought we were OKAY," she repeated, emphasizing the word a little, trying to make him understand. "And then you act as if... you know... we never..." she shifted from one foot to the other. "WELL?"
"Well...?"
"Percy! What did it MEAN!? Why did you... if you don't... but did you?"
"Now you're not making any sense," he said.
"No, YOU'RE not making any sense! I didn't have control over you, when you... Argh, all I'm trying to say is; what were you THINKING?" Monica looked up to find the sky covered in heavy clouds. It was trying to rain.
"What was I thinking? Well, it seemed like a good idea at the time, if THAT'S what you're talking about..." Percy replied.
"What - you can't like me in front of people? Is that it? Afraid they're going to say something? Too good for me, Percy?" Monica's eyes flashed.
"I TOLD you not to find me at work!" Percy growled. "I'm on duty when you're OFF, you know! I don't have the time!"
"Yes, I think I get it," Monica said, gasping in mock realization, nodding as if she hadn't heard him at all. "You can only kiss me when there's no 'guys' around! You won't take a hint when I'm trying to get your attention around anybody! You don't want our lil' secret to get out? Too MANLY for that, hm?"
"Monic-"
"Oh, don't you EVEN start!" she raged.
"Will you calm down!" Percy demanded harshly.
"Not until you tell me what you were thinking!" she demanded back, poisonously. Her voice lowered to barely more than a whisper. "Was that the only five minutes you'll ever give me? Oh, but it can't be. I saw you smiling when I got close, back there. I've told plenty of times what I feel. Now it's your turn. And be truthful."
Percy looked liked he was trying to find the right words. "I..." he began, but stopped there, deciding to start over again. "Really, I didn't think you'd want me to... um..." he let out his breath. "I don't know WHAT I was doing," he answered, "I've never done that before."
"No doubt," Monica muttered, rolling her eyes.
"I mean... not just the fact that it was unexpected, but the fact that I've never even thought of something like that... at least not realistically..."
Monica raised here eyebrows.
"You know what I mean; like actresses compared to your every-day normal lady-on-the-street."
"Of course; realistically, there aren't any ladies-off-the-street with your high requirements. For such a difficult person to put up with as you, Percy, I think there's only one in a billion in the world who would EVER try to take a chance with YOU," Monica said sharply.
"I guess so," he muttered under his breath.
"Then is what I ever felt for you, stupid? Should I just leave you to become a hermit for the rest of your life? Because I'm sure as anything you're not going to find someone else if you keep acting the way you are!" Monica began to raise her voice again.
"I don't hate you, all right? I don't. Is that good enough for you?" Percy grumbled quickly.
"Are you kidding?" Monica asked, monotone. "You're going to have to do better than that."
"I..."
"Is it SO hard for you!?"
"I'm getting to it, okay? It's on the tip of my tongue!"
"Well you better hurry up and spit it out!"
"Just-"
"NO."
Percy mumbled something to his shoes.
"What was that?" Monica asked, almost enjoying herself. "Speak up!"
"Fine - fine! I love you, all right? I admit it!" Percy said sufferingly. "Maybe I haven't forever, and maybe not just until I saw you again for the first time since high school those few weeks ago! I don't know! I've thought about it, but it just makes me frustrated! I think; what if she's just playing around? I'm joking myself! But, no! You never leave me alone, and you never did, and I only realized about three seconds ago that I DIDN'T want you to leave me alone! Because it's partly MY fault that I can't get you outta my head! Are you happy now?"
Monica beamed.
* * * * * * * * * *
"He says, "Fine - fine! I love you, all right? I admit it!" Brutal murmured, squinting to see in the dark from the window. He turned and grinned towards the other guards.
"AHA!" Dean cried, holding out his hand to Paul. "Pay up!"
* * * * * * * * * *
"You knew all along," Percy gasped. "You just wanted me to say something!"
"I guess I did," Monica answered thoughtfully. "Say it again, and I'll give you a treat."
A/N: YAY! YAY PERCY! YAY MONICA! NOW, Togemon, NOW I think they're hooked up... I'm still not sure, yet - we'll have to wait and find out! :) :) :) :)